Part one of term paper
In early nineteenth century literature, women were extremely confined in their topics of writing. It was rare to see a woman write about oppression, resentment towards the patriarchal society they lived in, or their frustration over the submissive relationships that women were forced into (713). Charlotte Perkins Gilman was one of the firs ...

Part two of term paper
... in the old abandoned mansion her and her husband are living in over the summer. The attic is lined with bars around the windows and the fateful yellow wallpaper. When first arriving, the woman describes the wallpaper as "sprawling flamboyant patterns committing every artistic sin. The color is repellent, almost revolting; a smouldering unclean yellow" (659). As her stay progress the women continues to see different images in the paper, but the final image she notices is another women. Gilman ex ...